Maya Angelou

theGrio REPORT - Today, the US Postal Service unveiled the commemorative stamp honor Maya Angelou’s legacy. Unfortunately, the quote on the stamp next to her picture is one that is not originally hers.

Before Maya Angelou passed in May at the age of 86, she had been working on a project that blended her poetry with contemporary hip-hop music. On the album, Dr. Angelou recited her poems, while producers Shawn Rivera and RoccStarr provided the instrumentals.